Sessions Bunch

2011-08-09T08:19:00.000-07:00

The other girls in our branch Abby, Mychaela and Serena. They are a great group of girls!

All the girls in the branch including Kathryn who came up with Sis. Hyzer on Stake night. Also Sydney is lying down in front. Not sure where she is from.

My 2 baby girls are no longer babies. Kylie is now taller than I am and Kamryn is close to passing me up. This was taken at girls camp. We had a blast!

Minnesota

2011-08-09T08:09:00.000-07:00

I have to say this move to Minnesota has been liberating. We have been here almost a year now. The first few months here felt like years but now that we have been here a year it all of a sudden doesn't seem so long! The other day I was driving to Sioux Falls admiring all the crops growing and was in awe of the flat green land that seemed to stretch on forever and ever and I was instantly grateful to be here and the beauty that is in Minnesota even without mountains. I feel blessed that Heavenly Father directed us here and that Travis has such a good boss and for all the good people here. I don't feel we will stay here forever but I feel that there is a big open world out there and we could literally go wherever we wanted. In that way this move has been liberating. Powell was great but until we moved here I think we felt stuck. I wonder what the Lord has in store for us?!?!

Toby's imaginary brother

2010-11-09T10:09:00.000-08:00

For those of you who don't know yet, we have another boy in the family. His name is Hec. He is Toby's brother. I don't know where he came from or why but Toby talks about him all the time. He started out as Toby's father but over the weeks has instead become his brother. His age fluctuates but he is currently 49. Toby tells us many humorous stories about him and the things they do together! Hec lives in the mountains and sleeps in a pink John Deere bed. However, he occasionally visits us and conspires with Toby. He recently wrote Toby's name on the wall downstairs with pencil. (hahaha) Toby talks about Hec frequently. He told me yesterday that he and Hec and CJ have been doing a lot together lately. They watched movies yesterday and made a big mess with the popcorn. That's funny because I haven't seen CJ here and surprisingly enough there was no mess with any popcorn! If you talk to Toby you should ask him about Hec. It's hilarious. It was especially funny the time I heard him talking to our branch president about his brother Hec and the very puzzled look Pres Hysar had on his face!

Pipestone Monument

2010-11-07T23:14:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of Pipestone monument before and after it flooded. We went to the monument and it was a pretty walk but we never saw the monument I don't think. Some of the path was blocked off after the flooding and cleaning up.

Tyler...I'm pretty sure she has a toad in her hands!

Kylie hoping if she kisses the toad it will turn into

her prince!

We found a couple little toads on our hike.

Of course the kids were all about them!

Our 4 beautiful children. We had a lot of fun

with them on our hike!

My grown-up Kylie in one of the rock quarries

near the Pipestone Monument. As you can see

below, it was filled with water after the flood!

It's hard to believe it is the same place!

Halloween 2010

2010-11-07T22:56:00.000-08:00

We had a really fun Halloween. Friday night our branch had a harvest festival that the primary puts on with games and treats for the kids. The kids had a great time dressed up and got plenty of candy. On Saturday Trav and I took the kids downtown to some of the area businesses to get candy and go trick-or-treating. We went at the end of the time limit so they didn't get overloaded. On Sunday they had more fun handing out candy so we hung out at home and watched them hand it out.

Toby (Spiderman) and Tyler (Spiderwoman) Kylie (she-devil) Kamryn (hippie) and Parker (Dracula) Parker is one of Toby's friends from our branch.

Kamryn and her pumpkin she carved of the headless horseman.

Kylie and her pumpkin she carved of a dragon. It was a combined activity for YW/YM. It was also Trav's first activity as YM President so he took all the kids to carve pumpkins.

Toby and Tyler dressed up. Toby is the king...I'm not sure what the hat is about. Tyler is a witch.

First costume try-on. They were so excited to be matching and to get their costumes on!

Summer Adventures

2010-10-12T11:25:00.000-07:00

It seems like we went so many places over the summer. We counted several states we were in through all our travels including Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Idaho, Utah, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa! We traveled to Missouri for a clogging expedition which was a lot of fun with our older girls and niece. And we took a trip to Idaho Falls to check out a job there with the whole family which was a lot of fun also!

The kids posing for a quick picture outside of TGI Fridays in Idaho Falls. Friday is Toby's favorite day and he is quick to remind us every day of the week!

Tyler and Kamryn riding the tiger at the Idaho Falls Zoo which we bought an annual pass to...luckily the pass also gets us in to the Sioux Falls Zoo for free!

Tyler and Tobes on our way to Minnesota. We waited 2 1/2 hrs for the tire mechanic to come fix our blown tire. It was hot and we did all survive but we were tired of waiting!

Kylie, Carly Brown, Richelle Phister, Taytum, Kram, and Mariah Phister outside our cabin in Branson. This was our last day in Branson!

Cloggers performing Barn Dance in Silver Dollar City

Kram, Taytum, and Kylie waiting outside of Olive Garden in Branson

Trav and me with girls after a show. They did 24 shows in Silver Dollar City!

Tired and hot but still smiling...well sorta!

Kylie is a Silver Dollar City beauty.

Clark, Juleen, Trav and I outside of a brazilian grill in Salt Lake City on our anniversary trip.

Sioux Falls Zoo

2010-10-09T18:48:00.001-07:00

Toby claims the giraffes were his favorite!

Eating lunch...

Toby in the flamingo house. He kept saying..."mom, they are standing on one foot!"

Pipestone, Minnesota

2010-10-09T15:52:00.000-07:00

Pipestone...our new home for the time being! It has been 2 years since I have posted anything so I thought it was time I got back in the groove. I have no excuses now since I am not working! Here's some pics of the kids first day of school here.

Tyler Kindergarten

Kram 5th grade

Kylie 7th grade

Windmills are a big thing here. I took this picture of a bunch of restored windmills just outside of Jasper MN for my dad. They are interesting to watch and beautiful! They really change the landscape!

This is just a quick picture I took when Pipestone flooded a few weeks ago. This was a couple days after so the water had gone down alot! We were very lucky that our home didn't flood and many prayers of thanks were offered up!

I've been good this year Santa!

2008-12-12T06:37:00.000-08:00

Wednesday night was our ward party and Ty and Lisa took our kids. (We owe them big time!) It was also the night of the John Deere Christmas party so we were not able to go to the ward party. The kids all got to sit on Santa's lap and my friend Becky took pictures for me. It looks like they had fun but Toby looks a little uneasy...maybe because he knows he wasn't so good this year! ha ha. They all came home with bags of candy which I wasn't too excited about especially since I've been finding wrappers everywhere that the kids have been sneaking candy all over the house!

Wednesday night was our ward party and Ty and Lisa took our kids. (We owe them big time!) It was also the night of the John Deere Christmas party so we were not able to go to the ward party. The kids all got to sit on Santa's lap and my friend Becky took pictures for me. It looks like they had fun but Toby looks a little uneasy. They all came home with bags of candy which I wasn't too excited about especially since I've been finding wrappers everywhere that the kids have been sneaking candy all over the house!

Trick or Treat!

2008-11-10T22:28:00.000-08:00

Here's Halloween 2008! Toby was a bat--Tyler the Little Mermaid--Kamryn a BRATZ cheerleader--Kylie a scarecrow. We had a fun time and it was fun to watch Toby after he figured out he was getting candy. We did have one meltdown downtown due to NO NAP! It was a very busy day and started with Grandma Geri's funeral. This is a completely useless holiday but it was still fun. I only gained a "few" pounds eating all the Halloween candy. And I'm not sure what the whole deal is with Tyler's new smile but it's pretty funny and cute all in one. I'm glad she's no longer hiding and crying for pictures!

Sweetheart TAG

2008-11-10T22:22:00.000-08:00

What is your husband's name? Travis Dwayne Sessions

How long have you guys been married? 12.5 years
How long did you date? about 5 months...seriously
How old is he? 34
Who is taller? ha, good question. I think it's obvious he is.
Who can sing best? Travis without a question
Who is smarter? Travis for sure. All I know how to do is count to 20 and sing the ABC's!
Who does laundry? me but I don't touch the hunting "no scent" stuff.
Who pays the bills? Travis, thank goodness. I was happy to give him the stress.
Who cooks dinner? me when I cook.
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Is this a trick question?
Who kissed whom first? Travis but it's really funny because he gave me a peck and then he RAN! I bet he wishes he kept on running!

6 QUIRKS

2008-11-10T22:11:00.000-08:00

Okay...I know I'm a little late but I am supposed to tell you six quirks about myself. I've been thinking long and hard about this and I think they are mostly 6 complaints!

1--I can't drive over 4 miles over the speed limit without being really paranoid.

2--I have to drink a pop every single day. Even if it means breaking the Sabbath to get one. I"m not too particularly proud of this one.

3--I hardly ever cry. The only time I really cry is if I am extremely pissed off. I'm pretty sure the only one that can tick me off that much is Travis. Therefore, he's pretty much the only one that sees me cry when I do. This has been a little more moderated with medication so crying is pretty much non-existent for me.

4--I like to have my bed made every day.

5--I can't use public restrooms. Mostly fast food restrooms. They made me puke when I was pregnant with Kylie and every pregnancy after. I have been known to puke still to this day.

6--The perfect schedule for me would be to sleep from 2AM to 11PM. I am a night owl. However, this is not a good schedule when you have kids or when you run a daycare. Or if you have a husband that believes in certain scriptures. (early to bed, early to rise!)

Tag--your it! Dani, Brenda, Kiessa, Bri

Sunny Florida

2008-10-27T21:48:00.000-07:00

All I can think about in this picture is that I look so chunky! Time to get on that treadmill again!

Travis and I headed to Florida shortly after the antelope trip. It was a lot of fun and I really had a hard time wanting to come home. There was a huge snow storm while we were gone! It was hard to imagine though in Florida because it was so hot and sunny and the ocean was so warm. We met up with a couple of other couples from Montana for the trip. I don't know why I can't get over this...but I just thought it was so funny that the first thing we saw when we got to the hotel was a big budweiser sign with a deere on it. Everything was decked out John Deere...flags outside...table cloths and napkins...tractors parked everywhere...

The first day we went on a safari on a big tour boat. We saw lots of wildlife and alligators. It was a lot of fun but it was really hot! The next day the guys headed to class so us ladies (Susie, Jill and I) headed to the beach. We stayed all day and it was so relaxing and great.

The next day we headed to a big outlet mall and shopped...we found some great deals and some not so great deals but it was a lot of fun. We also met up with this lady who had a boob job and she was quite a kick. This night we went to dinner at Ruth's Chris which Travis was so excited about because it is Sean Hannity's favorite restaurant. That's all he could talk about the whole time.

The last day we went to an aquarium and just kinda relaxed and putted around. We actually spent this day with our husbands. On Sunday we flew out...we came back to cold weather and lots of snow in Billings. I realized on the way home from Billings that I had left my entire bathroom bag at the hotel in Florida. I am still waiting for them to send it to me!

The annual Antelope Hunt

2008-10-27T21:39:00.000-07:00

Well a few weeks ago we all headed to Casper for the annual antelope hunt. This year was a little different than years past in that I actually joined in the family fun and Lisa went too. Grandpa wasn't able to come this year. We all stayed in a hotel and got up early to go antelope hunting. Trent and his girls were already camping in the hunting vicinity. I have to say it was pretty easy hunting--we basically looked for the antelope from the truck and there wasn't a whole lot of walking or hiking involved. Everybody shot one and the kids always love watching them get gutted out and even like to carry the chopped off legs around and stuff. (WEIRD) Anyway, all this time I've been thinking that I am going to have to teach my son to not hunt...but by the look on his face when I took him to see the dead animal, I may not have to teach him anything at all! He was pretty disgusted about the whole thing!

Curly Q Kylie

2008-10-27T21:33:00.000-07:00

Well, here's Kylie getting her first perm. I thought it might help with the "lack of hair" issue and help it look a little fuller. She looks really cute with it. We recruited Bri to come give her the perm. Kylie kept saying she was not ever going to get one again because the chemicals stink, but I think she will. It was a little time consuming on Bri's part and Kylie was getting tired of holding still, but I think it was very worth it. What do you think? The picture of her after it was all said and done was the first day of school.

WHO did it?

2008-10-27T21:26:00.000-07:00

So the same day we did the white powdered donut thing, I left to run an errand and while I was gone, Toby, Chance, Asher (Mona's son) and CJ got into Mona's purse and played with her mascara. CJ actually looks like he got black streaks put in his hair. Asher is too little to do anything so I'm pretty sure Toby was the perpetrator here. The funny thing is when Mona asked the boys who did it, CJ and Chance pointed to Toby. Mona asked Toby who did it and he said "Halle did it!" Well the funniest thing about that is that Halle wasn't even there that day. Looks like our next FHE will be on lying!!! I think they actually got some mascara on Asher's eyelashes...

Big Tractor!

2008-10-27T21:17:00.000-07:00

Toby LOVES to ride in the tractor with Travis. If he hears the tractor start up and he's not there he screams and runs outside yelling "tractor! tractor!" The funniest thing to watch is when he's rideing around in the tractor sucking his thumb. He actually sucks his thumb a lot still. I'm trying not to be nervous about it!

Toddler Rules (Toby rules!)

2008-10-27T17:08:00.000-07:00

I saw this poem in the DFS office today and it made me think of every toddler in my daycare and Toby especially so when I got home I looked it up on the internet so I could post it on this blog. You might think it's true if you have a toddler!

Toddler Rules
Author Unknown

If it is on, I must turn it off.
If it is off, I must turn it on.
If it is folded, I must unfold it.
If it is a liquid, it must be shaken, then spilled.
If it a solid, it must be crumbled, chewed or smeared.
If it is high, it must be reached.
If it is shelved, it must be unshelved.
If it is pointed, it must be run with at top speed.
If it has leaves, they must be picked.
If it is plugged, it must be unplugged.
If it is not trash, it must be thrown away.
If it is in the trash, it must be removed, inspected, and thrown on the floor.
If it is closed, it must be opened.
If it does not open, it must be screamed at.
If it has drawers, they must be rifled.
If it is a pencil, it must write on the refrigerator, monitor, or table.
If it is full, it will be more interesting emptied.
If it is empty, it will be more interesting full.
If it is a pile of dirt, it must be laid upon.
If it is stroller, it must under no circumstances be ridden in without protest. It must be pushed by me instead.
If it has a flat surface, it must be banged upon.
If Mommy's hands are full, I must be carried.
If Mommy is in a hurry and wants to carry me, I must walk alone.
If it is paper, it must be torn.
If it has buttons, they must be pressed.
If the volume is low, it must go high.
If it is toilet paper, it must be unrolled on the floor.
If it is a drawer, it must be pulled upon.
If it is a toothbrush, it must be inserted into my mouth.
If it has a faucet, it must be turned on at full force.
If it is a phone, I must talk to it.
If it is a bug, it must be swallowed.
If it doesn't stay on my spoon, it must be dropped on the floor.
If it is not food, it must be tasted.
If it IS food, it must not be tasted.
If it is dry, it must be made wet with drool, milk, or toilet water.
If it is a car seat, it must be protested with arched back.

If it is Mommy, it must be hugged.

White Doughnuts!!!

2008-10-25T00:29:00.001-07:00

My friend Ramona and I fed the kids white powdered doughnuts for snack one day and it ended up being a little more than we bargained for! After they ate we had to bathe them all and wash all their clothes! They sure enjoyed the doughnuts though and you can tell by the look on their faces and all the powder left.

Big Tractor

2008-10-25T00:25:00.000-07:00

I just want to say that today we dropped by John Deere to talk to Trav about something and to get a sucker for all the kids. It just so happened that Travis was getting ready to unload a big tractor off a semi and so he took Toby to "help" him. The tractor had what they call a buddy seat that Tobes got to sit in. He LOVED sitting there and riding in the big tractor. I got out of the car to watch and when he saw me, he pressed his face against the window and said,"mommy, big tractor!" in his Toby kind of talk. It was the cutest thing I ever saw. I wish I'd had a picture! 10-24-08

Boysen Reservoir

2008-07-06T21:38:00.000-07:00

We went to Boysen Reservoir over the 4th of July. We had a great time camping and playing in the lake. The campground was awesome because we had a little park right by where we were camped and the kids loved to play there when we were at the campground. We spent most of our time at the lake though. It was a really fun lake to be on...we found several little beaches at different times and the kids loved swimming. Travis fished and caught some big rainbow trout (about 5 lbs)and it was just a lot of fun. We had a great time spending time together as a family. I don't think we've ever gone out on the boat just our family since we bought it. Kylie waterskiied and tubed. Toby is still a little shy about the water but he loved jumping off the back of the boat to me. It was so hot so we wanted to be in the water as much as possible. It was a ways to go and we were quite a sight pulling the trailer and the boat but it was worth all the fun we had!

Tyler and Toby enjoying some marshmellows after dinner. Toby's goal is always to get as dirty as possible!

Kamryn sporting her fourth of July swimsuit. She cried after we got done boating on Saturday because she wanted to stay another night in the camper.

Kylie trying to make the goofiest look possible.

Travis with his girls enjoying the roasting.

Tyler in her lifejacket on the boat. I don't know if she thinks she is smiling or what but she was loving life on the boat. I kept asking her if we should go home and do daycare and she said "no, I want to go camping!"

Toby didn't love being in the water but he did try going in the tube a little but he mostly just cried for me and asked to "dup" which means jump and would constantly tell me "a tun" which means my turn.

Me enjoying the sun. I have to say the whole boating experience was very relaxing. Probably more for me than it should have been!

Toby loves to drive the boat. He is in the drivers seat whenever we'll let him be there. I think Breckin taught him to love driving...however, I think Breckin is a little better at it and not as meddling. Toby has been known to break CDs and on this trip after driving the truck...he shoved who knows how many CDs into Travis's CD player! We still haven't figured out how to fix that one.

This was the first fish Travis caught or got to the boat at least. It was a beautiful fish. We let it go.

This is the fish that Kylie caught on her pole. She had to have Travis reel it in after a while because it was putting up a big fight!

Kylie loved tubing. She is definitely our adventurous one. Nobody else tubed or skiied.

Kylie loved waterskiing. She found out she really can get up in the middle of the lake. She did a great job skiing and would have liked to do it again but we ran out of time. Luckily there will be other chances this summer.

Hannah Montana?

2008-07-02T23:27:00.001-07:00

Hannah Montana? NO. And it's not Grandpa John either. It is however the same wig as seen in previous pictures. Bri and I sorta thought he looked like Claire in this picture. When I look at the picture now though all I see is a little doll. He almost looks fake!

Since this isn't just a TOBY blog :)

2008-07-02T23:13:00.000-07:00

Being a new house, we have all these big piles of dirt everywhere outside. The girls have learned they can sled down them and have even practiced snowboarding on the sled. These dirt hills have provided hours of fun for every kid that has been out here. The hill in this picture however no longer exists...however, there are plenty of other ones around!

At my daycare, I have this thing about putting stickers on our heads when we celebrate special occasions. It's the loser coming out in me...what can I say? Here are some pictures of Leap DAY (WOW, CAN YOU BELIEVE ALL THE KIDS?) and also some of our little Easter party. Yes, I've been so behind in my blogging!

Tractor!

2008-07-02T22:59:00.000-07:00

Okay, all I can say is Toby was definitely born into the right family because he is infatuated with tractors. He looks for them when we go anywhere in the car and we can't go by John Deere without pulling in to the parking lot so he can see the tractors. For his birthday we had a John Deere theme. Lisa of course made the cake because we love to utilize her talent. Toby LOVED the cake and pointed out the tractor to everyone that would listen to him. So here's a few pictures of Toby and tractors. And the big tractor he got for his birthday was a hit with all the kids. He also has this habit of bringing in his tractors with their buckets full of dirt and leaving little piles all over the living room. This doesn't exactly make me happy...I am constantly vacuuming up little piles of dirt here and there. I think it's time to implement a "naughty chair".

Toby Lingo

2008-07-02T22:13:00.000-07:00

Okay...so how about a little Toby Lingo since I still haven't downloaded any pictures yet. (I've got some really cute ones too...)

Toby just turned 2 and he is starting to throw tantrums like a 2-year old along with an occasional hit. He does say quite a few words but it is sometimes really hard to understand him. No can mean no and yes. He is starting to say yeah and yes sometimes which is very helpful. Can you guess what these words are?

a my = airplane
bish = fish
babope = antelope
jact-o= tractor (the most popular word in his vocabulary)
ee a = Lisa although it's also the same for pizza
i-lo = Tyler
i-lee=Kylie and Kamryn but sometimes he'll call her mamin
baby= Toby
a-0h=cracker
ear doe = here we go!
ide = slide
pop = anything liquid including rivers, lakes, sacrament water...you name it, it's pop.
bup = cup

So anyway, it's actually all really adorable. Actually everything about him is usually adorable to me. I never could understand how I could love a boy after three girls but I just love him so much and I think I went through a mild depression when he turned 2. Very similar to the one I went through when Tyler turned 1. A part of me is so incredibly sad that I won't be having any more children but then sometimes I feel very relieved at the fact too. I have to say the "tween" years are already killing me.

Summer

2008-06-06T08:56:00.000-07:00

WOW!!! I'm not a very good blogger am I??? The honest truth of it all is that a couple months ago Travis and I got a new computer and I haven't downloaded any pictures or anything yet. Am I am too lazy to just buckle down and get it done. But we are so happy that it is finally summer. It's great that school is out and warmer weather is here. Actually it hasn't been that warm yet but I'm sure it's coming!!! We are full board in to summer...daycare and all. But it's all good. I took this picture of Toby at Bri's wearing Breckin's cowboy hat. It is so cute. He was doing that cheesy grin and I finally captured it. I took it with my phone so it may not be the best quality. But he's so cute anyhow! I just love this kid. He keeps me on my toes but he's such a little ham.

My FAVORITE Things

2008-03-11T15:04:00.001-07:00

Okay, here goes as per Dani's request. A few of my favorite things. You're gonna think I'm weird! This is probably my number one favorite thing of all time. This can make the day go so much better, faster, smoother. If I'm stressed out, I just open one of these babies and all of a sudden everything is better. Instantly.

Favorite thing #2...Yes Baby Einstein. And not just any...it has to be this one. This is the one and only thing that can get my son to sit down for more than 2 minutes. He will calmly sit with his hands in his lap with a perfectly content look on his face. When he says "BUS! I want Bus!" we are more than happy to put it on for him because it means we now have time to clean up any previous messes he just made or made hours ago and he is OUT of the pantry and OUT of trouble! My best regards for whoever was responsible for this movie!

What can I say? Favorite thing #3...I love my phone. That's all there is to it. Yes, I have been accused WAY TOO MUCH about screening calls and not answering my phone, but I do love it regardless. Travis calls it my calculator. It keeps me in touch with all my family and friends as well as all my "oh so important" appointments. It's great. You should get one.

Favorite thing #4. These are Stampin Up markers. 48 to be exact. These are the greatest thing that ever existed to scrapbooking, stamping, card-making, crafting. Just looking at the picture makes me smile and makes me want to run to the craft room just to write my name in eggplant envy or artichoke. One end has a fine tip, the other a wider tip. It's the best investment I ever made in all my scrapbooking supplies and I'd do it again. I'm actually getting ready to purchase another set but don't tell my husband!

Favorite thing #5--These aren't the exact ones I love. I love the white powdered doughnuts and these in combination with favorite thing #1 is like the best thing in the whole wide world. I usually eat this combo at least once a month. You can probably guess when. Next time you get to savor a white powdered doughnut make sure you think of me. One time I was feeding this combo to my daycare and a parent came in. I felt a little sheepish about it (luckily it was my sister-in-law) and all I could say was "sugar and caffeine makes a happy daycare!" And we looked at all the kids with their little white powdered dirty mouths with a little diet DP drool and they were all smiling super big. Need I say more???

Favorite thing #6. I love this stuff. Mary Kay Oil Free Eye Make-up Remover. I use it every morning...yes morning because I'm not good and I don't wash my face at night. If I were Oprah, I'd get you all one of these! Except maybe not Shelly for obvious reasons. It's my miracle beauty product. And for all you smart allecs out there...no it does NOT make your eyes squinty!
Favorite thing #7. This CD can get me through any car ride or moment. I have to say though I'm not a big fan of the seduction song that everybody loves so much "make a memory" However, I love Summertime, Whole lot of leav'in, and Tyler loves Till We Aren't Strangers Anymore. She always asks for her favorite the song, the one "where the boy and the girl sing."!

Okay, my last favorite thing. Anybody that knows me at all knows this is my favorite movie of all time. Just looking at it makes me want to round up my entire daycare right now and make them watch it. I bought it on video and dvd. I love the singing, I love the dancing, I love Julie Andrews, and I love to think how I used to watch this several times a day one summer. I mean, come on, how can you not want to climb every mountain after watching this!!! (cheesy, I know!)

So there you go Dani. Hope you liked it. I might try to think of some other things sometime but you should feel lucky I even got this far!

Cayman Islands Trip

2008-03-11T14:57:00.000-07:00

Okay...I hate to say it but I don't have any great Cayman pictures on my computer. I do have some great pictures but most of them were ones that Matt or Lorie took. But if you want to know...we had a great time. It was warm, sunny, the people there are so nice and it was great to get away! We saw a lot of great things while we were there. There was some really fun snorkeling...we snorkeled to a shipwreck, a place called the drop-off and yes, it did remind me exactly of NEMO and snorkeled with sting rays. It was great! We had plenty of pina coladas (yes virgin) and lots of great food. It was hard to come back a few pounds heavier and also have to cook again! Anyway, if I figure out how to get some good pictures on here, I will!

Tyler's 4th birthday

2008-01-20T20:11:00.000-08:00

Her little friends in this picture are Lexis, Kenya, Emma, Ashlyn, CJ, Tyler, and Justin

It's hard to believe my baby girl is 4 already! We have really been cracking down on her being a "big girl" and when she turned 4 we took away her sippy cup and that solved the getting in our bed at night problem. We had a little party for her and invited a few of her little friends. It was a lot of fun.

Christmas

2008-01-12T09:00:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve with Sessions and Christmas day with Streeter's. We had family members from both sides here that we don't get to see all the time. It was so much fun to spend time with everyone. We also loved having Christmas in our new house this year. We had a beautiful tree and lots of decorations this year. Christmas morning Kylie and Kamryn woke up at 4. We didn't get out of bed. When we got up at 8 they were asleep on the floor in the living room. Tyler and Toby loved playing in Tyler's new playhouse which was also a hit with all the little cousins. The Hannah Montana wig was also a famous item. Grandpa John looks especially good in it!

Daycare

2008-01-12T08:50:00.000-08:00

Just a few pictures of my kiddos in my daycare. Toby and Chance are pretty good little buddies and they look so cute together. There's not pictures of everyone but mostly everyone is here. They are all pretty good kids for the most part.

Faces everybody can love...

2007-11-28T22:22:00.000-08:00

Everyone can appreciate an adorable face.

Thanksgiving

2007-11-28T22:13:00.000-08:00

We are always looking for something to do for daycare. So we made turkeys...two days in a row. The first day we made cupcake turkeys. The second day we made pencil and sucker turkeys. It was fun and of course we always have to invite friends.

More goofy face

2007-11-28T22:05:00.000-08:00

We should just call this the Toby blog. But seriously...how many goofy camera faces can a baby make? Apparently more than I thought!

No, No Toby

2007-11-28T21:57:00.000-08:00

No is Toby's favorite word. Okay, well probably not HIS favorite word but it's definitely the word he hears the most. On this particular day, I turned my back for not even a minute and found him in the master bathroom with my new lipstick. He was sitting on the floor with the lipstick broken in half all over his hands and all over his clothes and all over my floor. Thank goodness it was no where near our carpet! Anyway, I was very frustrated and pretty mad so I stuck him in the tub to get it washed off him and decided to get the camera. Well, after I got the camera the minute he saw it he was making that goofy camera face he makes and then I was really mad because I didn't want him to think he had done something cute. Just look at the picture. Do you vote for cute??? AAHHHH...sometimes he just makes me want to pull my hair out!

Halloween

2007-11-28T21:46:00.001-08:00

Well everybody knows that Halloween is my least favorite holiday of all time...I am a party pooper. The kids love it though so I guess that's why I continue to stress myself out every year for Halloween. They did all look pretty cute. I wasn't sure about the zebra costume for Tobes but he ended up being so adorable not to mention SO happy with all that candy!!! Tyler made a cute Flounder. We went to the Heartland for her preschool Halloween party and it was fun to watch her recite her little poems she learned at preschool with her class. She was pretty excited about the costume which we borrowed from Aunt Lisa. Kylie was a witch and Kamryn was a pirate. I went to their Halloween parties at their school and it was fun to see all their classmates dressed up too. Of course they picked out their costumes. Kamryn's was pretty last minute. I think she lost her eye patch before she'd worn it much.

New house

2007-11-28T21:30:00.000-08:00

Wow...so it's been forever since I've posted anything! I took a few pics of the house. We moved in about a month ago. It's been great. We love everything about living here and we love the house. We still have a lot of stuff to unpack but we are feeling very at home now. We have countless people to thank for all the help we had from painting to cleaning (mom mostly for that one!) and babysitting...the list goes on and on. We couldn't have done it without all our family and friends. There is still TONS to do but we can only take it one day at a time!

First Day of school

2007-08-30T21:32:00.000-07:00

Well...here we are...already the first day of school. Awww, aren't they so cute? Tyler starts preschool on Tuesday and she can't stop talking about it. Kylie is doing a whole science unit in fourth grade about insects which is right up her alley. And Kamryn is sitting by one of her best friends, Bethany in third grade. I asked her teacher how that was working out and she said theya re getting a new seating chart starting next week. It was pretty funny. But all in all, we are happy to have somewhat of a routine again and I am happy to have all younger kids in daycare again, not to mention less kids! How do you turn these pictures anyway?

Shop and Toby "helping"

2007-08-30T21:23:00.001-07:00

Here's a picture of our shop...we love the red barn look. And then we have a picture of Toby after crawling through the house. He gets soooo filthy! But he looks cute regardless. It seems we make many trips out to the house...even in one day. It is hard on the gas bill!

Toby's first haircut

2007-08-30T21:08:00.000-07:00

Lisa came over and gave Toby his first haircut. We gave him a buzz. It has been nice and cool for summer and one less head of hair to fix for mom on Sunday. He looks older. His new thing lately is I say "toby, do you want to nurse?" And he shakes his head no and says "nuh uh" It's really cute. Needless to say, I think we're done nursing. He is now taking steps (yes, at 14 months) and I am gearing myself up to be chasing. He's already in to a lot of stuff!

New house

2007-08-30T20:46:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of our house in July and then our house in August. We are hoping to be in to paint this weekend or early next week.

Horseshoe Bend with Streeter side

2007-07-27T21:47:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you really gotta wonder what they are thinking. Breckin andJacob look like they are planning something here don't they? There's some sort of unspoken communication going on here! Clair's just chilling out.

Toby is a tubing man.

Claire Bear just looks like a sweet little yummy here.

We went to Horseshoe Bend with the Streeter side when Dani and Jared were here visiting. The next day Kylie learned to waterski. Unfortunately, we don't have any pictures of her but we have lots of the babies. It was so fun to have Dani, Jared, and the twins here. It was our first opportunity to get to know our little neice and nephew. They both have very different personalities but they are both lots of fun and I loved watching and observing them!

Fourth of July

2007-07-27T21:39:00.001-07:00

Kamryn staying nice and cool

Tobes playing in the sand and rocks in his fourth of july swim trunks.

Toby, Tyler, and Taytum all love to boat!

We celebrated the fourth at Horseshoe Bend. The kids had a blast and it was so hot you wanted to be in the water. IT was really a lot of fun.

Kamryn's birthday

2007-07-27T21:29:00.000-07:00

This was a relay game that we played where they were dressing up and doing make-up. The girls loved it!

The cake was made by Kamryn's Aunt Lisa of course! We are so lucky that she is always so willing!

We had to celebrate Kamryn's birthday a little late this year because when her first party was scheduled, we were still dealing with the sunflower seed issue. Anyway, we ended up having her party at the church because of weather. It was a great time and I really appreciated help from Carrie Hopkin who took care of all the planning. I think the kids loved it.

Buffalo Bill Reservoir

2007-07-27T20:58:00.000-07:00

The first trip to Buffalo Bill reservoir as a family turned out to be very windy in the end but the kids did have a little time to play. Grandma and Grandpa also came to visit and eat foil dinners. Later the Barrus family joined us.

Tea party

2007-07-27T20:54:00.001-07:00

We had a tea party one day for daycare. It was fun to watch the kids dress up and talk like grown ups. We had little cupcakes and apple juice. They had a little table inside the little tree fort at our blue house. They were all so cute!

Toby's FIRST Birthday

2007-07-27T20:31:00.000-07:00

Toby loved his birthday cake. I was actually afraid he'd get sick from eating too much cake. We all enjoyed eating some cake after moving a bunch of stuff out of our house. It was a task! Anyway, Tobes loved the cake and sorta liked opening presents. He didn't really care either way if he opened them or not!

Toby's wacky smile

2007-07-27T20:04:00.000-07:00

Okay...for everyone who thought I was kidding about Toby's smile...he really does think he's smiling for the camera! It is pretty dang cute anyway!

Tyler's in trouble

2007-05-26T17:16:00.001-07:00

Tyler looks pretty cute standing in the corner even though she's in trouble!

Lorie and her nieces

2007-05-19T23:01:00.000-07:00

Lorie and her nieces...all except Tyler of course.

All the Sessions grandkids

2007-05-19T22:56:00.001-07:00

Here are all the sessions grandkids...this is the only one we have because as you can see, Tyler is on the run.

Toby in pink

2007-05-19T22:48:00.000-07:00

I got Tobes this outfit that has pink in it...I think he looks so cute in pink but I don't think Travis was overly happy that he wears pink to church. I think it's so handsome. I also think the expression on his face in this picture is so much like Grandpa Ed.

Grandsons CJ and Tobes

2007-05-19T22:44:00.000-07:00

If the girls are going to have matching outfits, the boys have to too!

Tyler

2007-05-19T22:39:00.000-07:00

Tyler in front of the fountain at Bountiful...one of the only pictures we have of her this day.

Lorie's wedding

2007-05-16T18:11:00.000-07:00

Just some pictures from Lorie's wedding at the Bountiful, UT temple. Tyler was being a
B-U-T-T- and wouldn't smile or be in any of the pictures...it was frustrating!